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California took another step towards becoming the first state to meaningfully respond to strategies that blame transgender people for their own murders. The Gwen Araujo Justice for Victims Act (AB 1160), authored by Assemblymember Sally Lieber and sponsored by Equality California, passed through the Senate Public Safety Committee on a 4-2 vote yesterday afternoon....

On Tuesday, June 27th, the Berkeley City Council voted to include an initiative advocating the impeachment of George W. Bush and Richard B. Cheney on the Berkeley municipal ballot this November. The ballot initiative was introduced by Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates. Citing the High Crimes, the ballot initiative calls on the City of Berkeley to petition all members of the United States House of Representatives and all members of the California State Legislature to bring articles of impeachment agai...

If you want to prepare for the campaign to defeat Arnold Schwarzenegger this fall, register now to join us at the Federation's Biennial Convention on July 25th and 26th....

Political observers were shocked at the amount of money poured into Fiona Ma's state assembly victory. The $1.4 million price tag of Ma's victory was the most expensive victory in state assembly history and included more than $ 1.0 million spent on Ma's behalf by independent expenditure groups....

Beyond Chron has confirmed a twist in this story that involves a potential conflict of interest. Jordanna Thigpen, who suffered a resounding defeat in last Tuesday's DCCC elections, clerks for the Hon. Ronald Evans Quidachay, the judge presiding over this case. Additionally, early filings with the San Francisco Ethics Commission show that Thigpen's run for DCCC was partially funded by BOMA and Plan C, the notorious offshoot of SFSOS. These organizations employ the plaintiff's attorney, James ...

I attended the Office of Emergency Services (OES) June 5, 2006 with all the SF Heads of Departments and even the Clerk of the Board - Gloria Young present. Ross Mirkarimi was there and a host of other City Attorneys and others. There were some members of the public - I remember very well Kim Crossman. I was there to give some input during Public Comment by our slick Mayor Gavin Newsom with intent saw that I could not speak. I suppose the same could be said of Kim Crossman who also wanted to ...

Last Tuesday’s election results have political insiders and pundits weighing in on what the outcomes meant for the long-time battle between the city’s progressives and conservatives. Ballot measures often become the litmus test for how each side’s strength, and this season proved no exception. But perhaps more important that deciding winners and losers is learning from what occurred last week, and taking those lessons into the next election cycle. In that spirit, here’s one perspective on wha...

Close to 100 people gathered on the steps of San Francisco’s City Hall on Thursday afternoon to protest Mayor Newsom’s proposed budget plan. Spearheaded by Supervisor Chris Daly, the enthusiastic crowd was rallying against an agenda that appears minimally interested in the lives and the concerns of many residents here in San Francisco. The diverse array of organizations represented spoke to just how many people feel neglect, among them the Senior Action Network, the Community Outreach and Str...

According to activists from Des Moines, Philadelphia, Miami, Sacramento, and other locations, a young woman named "Anna" allegedly infiltrated peace and justice rallies and anarchist meetings, and even attempted to join protests against the Democratic National Committee (DNC) ahead of the DNC's national convention last year as a paid FBI confidential "informant."...

Supporters of Oakland mayoral candidates Ron Dellums and Ignacio De La Fuente did not let Alameda County’s archaic vote counting system stem their enthusiasm as they waited for election results Tuesday night....